Alpine Linux:Documentation

User Documentation

Documentation how to install and use the Alpine distro.

• Installing Alpine on CD
• Installing Alpine on USB
• Upgrading Alpine
• Alpine package management (How to add/remove packages on your Alpine)
• Alpine boot services (Configure a service to automatically boot at next reboot)
• Alpine local backup (Permanently store your modifications in case your box needs reboot)
• Comparison with Gentoo and Debian
• Submitting Problem Reports

HOWTOS

Installation

• Bootstrapping Alpine on Soekris net4xxx
• Bootstrapping Alpine on PC Engines ALIX.3
• Setting up a software raid1 array
• Setting up Logical Volumes with LVM
• Setting up a /var partition on software IDE raid1
• Native Harddisk Install
• Installing XUbuntu using Alpine boot floppy

Networking

• Setting up a OpenVPN-server with Alpine
• Setting up traffic monitoring using rrdtool (and snmp)
• Setting up Zaptel/Asterisk on Alpine
• Using HSDPA modem
• Using Alpine on Windows domain with IPSEC isolation

Misc

• Setting up lm_sensors
• Setting up Satellite Internet Connection
• Setting up Streaming an Asterisk Channel
• Formatting HD/Floppy/Other
• Setting up Transmission (bittorrent) with Clutch WebUI
• Hosting_services_on_Alpine (This applies to hosting mail, webservices and other services)
  • Setting_up_postfix_with_virtual_domains
  • Protecting your email server with Alpine
  • Hosting Web/Email services on Alpine
  • Setting_up_trac_wiki
• Running Alpinelinux As a QEMU networked Guest
• Screen on console
• Using espeak on AlpineLinux
• Generating SSL certs with ACF
• Setting up a ssh-server
• Changing_passwords

iSCSI

• iSCSI Target and Initiator Configuration
• iSCSI Raid and Clustered File Systems

Vserver

• Setting up a basic vserver

Developer Documentation

Documentation how to build and modify the Alpine distro.

• Alpine Package Testing Suite
• Alpine Configuration Framework Design (Why ACF is the way it is)
• Development using git

Alpine 1.9.x build system

After Alpine 1.8 is released we will switch to a new build system. Those docs here below is for bulding packages in Alpine 1.9 and later.

• Setting up the build environment
• Creating an Alpine package
• Creating_an_Alpine_1.9_iso (This page is experimental and might go away or move in the future)

Obsolete docs

• Setting up the build environment 1.7
• Newbie Guide to Building an apk
• Creating patches

Misc. References

Other useful references.

• http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/nwp/external/fcm/doc/user_guide/working_practices.html - Some guidelines on use of Trac and SVN